End structure for railway cars



Fe'b. 24. 1925.'

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END STRUCTURE RoR RAILWAY .was`

Filed June f7, 419255 G50 B. DOREY Feb. 24. 1925.`

l A. CAMPBELL ET Al.

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UNITED STA-TES PATENT OFFICE. AneYLE cement-.AND GEoBnnI-siiomoronicxsd ILLINOIS, 'AssIeNons 'ro ENTERPRISE RAILWAY EQu-IPMEnrcoMrANY, or emesso, ILLDTOIS; .al con- :PonAfrIoN on mpnvors' mm s'rnuc'ru'n'n non Beltway cans.

Appuqatmnmed July?, 1923. Vsemi No, e44,eo. w

To all whom t may comm: y

Be it known that we', lARGYLE CAMPBELL, a citizen of the United States, and GEORGE B. DOREY, a citizen of Canada, both residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinols, have'l invented a certain new anduseful Im rovement lin End Structures for Railway ars, of which the following is a full, clear concise, and exact description,

reference einghad to the accompanying drawings forming apart of this specification. l

Our invention relates to anl improvedend structure for railway cars, .i particularly for cars of the'box ty e having ends whi A are com arativel h ig as compared to t ewidth t ereof, t ough 'not necessarily restricted to cars of that type, and has for its object the production of an. end wall Ywhich will becapable'of withstanding the heavy strains and pressure occurring in service. In cars of the identiiiedtype, it has been customary to brace .thel ends of the car lagainst outward bul ing by utilizing long vertical beams or a narge number of horizontally' extending corrugations forming a series of beams extendin between the corner posts and it is an object of this invention to devise a simplified construction using a lfewer number of beamsdisposed-in such a manner as' to reduce the .lengthof span between their supports. n

One of the objectsof the invention is to provide a composite metal and wood struc#- lture wherein portions formed of metallicJ pIate are reinforced by means of designated .markin s l' Anot er object of the invention is to provide -a metallic car panel which is'formed 'to present a plurality. of lembossments spaced from eachother and constituting horizontally'extending beams and to further rigidity the space intermediate said horizonta embossments b means of embossments designating indicia, symbols or legends identified with the operation or maintenace of the car. 'l

A further object of the invention is lto provide a car vend having a ,beam extending substantially horizontally between the sides of the car, a metallic panel below the beam and composite construction above the said beam. 4

A still further object 'of the"inventio'n is to provide a "horizontal beam of eat strength 'extending between the sides o the car and other beams secured to. the said horizontal beam intermediate the supports thereof and also to the sides of the car. y

For a full comprehension of ,this inven v't1on, references may be had to the accompanylng drawings wherein Figure 1 is an' e1evat1onal-v1ew of a car end yshowing our improved constructlon. Flgure 2 1s a' ver..-

view of the vplatefformi the end upper. panel and il ustrating a stage in the operation offformingthis bracing, as will be fully explained hereinafter. Fig. 4

is a side elevationalsideview `of a portion l of the car shown in Fig. 1. Fi 5 is an end elevational lview of a car .en showin a modified form of construction". '.Fig. 6 1s aff vertical sectional view through the end of the car and taken on -a line correspondingy rj substantially to a line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Referring first'to Figs. 1 to 4. inclusive which illustrate our preferred form of con-l struction, wherein 10` indicates the bottom member of the lside framing, 11' the top member of the side framin and 12-12 the Corner posts ofthe car w ich are `each secured to both of the corresponding' aforesaid members. kEach corner post 12 is braced to the -sidef bottom member 11 by means'of a diagonalbrace 13 Vand to the side top vmember bymeans of a'diagonal.

member 14 both of vsaid diagonal-members being extended to locations on the side framing l,near the body bolster of the car, where the side frame is usually reinforced 'by a vertical post 114v as shown in Fig. 4.

At the upper-end thereof the post 114 is se'- cured by means 'of gusset 15 to the side top member 11 and the construction of the side frame, as indicated, is the usual one consisting of diagonal brace. 16 and interina vdiate vertical post 17 secured to the longitudinal members by means of gusset 18 and bracketsv 19 and 20. The side wall boards 21 -in this case are secured to the side frame j and corner post 12.

The end of the car is preferabl of composite construction, the lower pane 22 thereof being formed of a metallic plate having tlanges 23--23 secured to the respectlve coreo characters are preferably a continuous embossment wherever possible.

D mames dished-.inwardly -thereby forming a pan-like" portion 26. of truncate shape presenting a t. surface .27 which is rigidife'd by meansV` of characters 28. In the present instance, the characters 28 designated by the letters X Y Z are typical characters usually em` ployed by ownerfcarriers for ready identification of their own uipment, Such 'sposed to form in order to reserve a beam Aeffect and to further fac' tate the embossment of the,l characters without tearing of the metal plate, and in order to more .sharply define the characters, a shallow indentation may be made between the characters, as shown atA 29-29 where the same are joined together. It has been found desirable to have the margins of the characters, as at 30, merge into the sloping wall of the truncate shape 'rtion 26 rather than into the wall 27 rom which the characters are embossed. 4The wall 31 forming the 'router' flange of the lower corrugation 24 is of extended width and secured to the center sill 32 and also to the.

side bottom members 10-10, thereby forming a beam ofgreat strength well rada ted to form a backing for the striking ate 33 which is secured to the outer vertical wall of the lower corrugation 24 of the panel and v which is formed 'with a flat surface against which the striking plate abut's. The plate,

adjacent the upper margin of the panel, is bent uiwardly as shown at 34 formin the inner angeof a Z-shaped horizontal am resizing buckling of the mar -n of the plate and. for entry of rain and moisture at the joint between the metal panel and wooden sheathing 35 which forms the wall of the upper portion of the end of the car.

The upper portion of the end frame of the car consists, roadly, of a pluralit of diagi'lolnal braces 36--36 and a vertical race 37 w 'ch all act as beams resisting outward buckling of the car end wall and which are also preferably so disdposed as to prevent weaving of the car en The iagonal members 36, each of which has a reinforcing embossment 38 formed therein, are secured at their outer ends to the corner posts 12 and at their lower or inner ends to the upper beam rtion of the metallicpanel as constituted y the upper.

a weather guar to prevent the corrugation 24, either directly or by means of Ya bracket member 39 in the manner shown. The vertical brace 37, which is disposed intermediate said diagonal members 36 has its lower end secured to the bracket member 39 and its upper end secured to the end plate 40 of the cal', the end plate 40 extendingbetween and being secured to the corner posts. In order to brace the vertical member against outward buckling, it is also provided with a verticallly extending corrugation 41 therein..

WliilcA the diagonal and vertical members may be made of separatefparts, a preferred construction Aconsists in orinin the same from a single plate asshown in ig.- 3, forming the respective corrugations 38-38 and 41 -at the same operation and thereafter shearing the plate as indicated at'42 42 and 43 and slottingthe same as shown at 44. The

1diagonal bracel portions are then separated and the connecting metal tb either s ide of thevertical member 37. pressed as shown at 45 in the form of a corrugation. Such a construction Saves considerable weight and provides great rigidity.

'While the dia onal beams are vshown as vanchored centra y. of the horizontal beam member it will be evident that the said diagonal beams may be anchored to the horizontal member at a location intermediate the center of car'andthe corner posts thereby lesseni the ,bending-strain on the sa'id horizontal am. Each 'agonal member 36 is preferabl bent around a corner post 12 as indicated? at 46 and directly secured to the side top member 11 by means of rivets 47, thereby distributing outward stresses'on the car end wall directly to the 'side framing of the car, An important feature of the invention is theA provision of the transverse Abeam member, spacedan appreciable distance from the floor 46 of the car, and resisting outward buckling ofthe end of the car, the said beam illustrated in this particular embodiment being the corrugation extending alon'g the upper margin of the lower panel, andvwhiclr acts as a support for the ends of other beams which are preferably formed with a shorter lspan between their su ports than the said .horizontal'memben n Figs. 5 and 6 a modified form of the invention is illustrated. .In said figures, 11() indicates the corner posts, 111 the side top member, 112 the side `bottom member, 113 the center sills, 114 transverse upper end member extending between and connecting the corner -posts and reinforced by a flanged 'member 114, 115 a metallic panel forming the lower portion of the end of the car, said' panel having the horizontal lmargins thereof flanged, preferably at right angles toptlie main body of the plate as indicated at the upper margin 11,6 where the fiange is secured to a horizontally extending 2- i shaped beam117, and at the lower margin 118 where the same is secured to the center sills 113 and to the side bottom members 1312-112, and at the vertical margins 119-4-119 whereby the panel is secured to the corner posts. Ihe lower margin or flange 118 is formed of extended width inlorder to`.provide aI rigid backing for the striking casting 120 which is secured to the center sills and to the mainI body of the,

panel. Avertical beam member 122 is secured ,to beam 117 through the medium of a bracket 123 which is flanged at 124 and thereb secured to the web of beam member 117. iagonal members 125 are disposed to either side of the vertical beam member 122 and each of said members is secured thereto and to the bracket member 123 and extends upwardly and outwardly and is secured to the corner post 110- and bent around the sam-e as indicated at 126 'and a connection'eii'e'cted with the corner post 11() and the longitudinal top member 111, as well as the transverse upper member 111, The upper portion of the car end wall is lformed of wooden sheathing 127 which is bolted 'to the corner posts andto the ver-tical and diagonal beams. The vertical and diagonal beams are suitably corrugated as indicated at 128 and 129, respectively, .to effectively stiften the same against outward buckling.

The lower panel 115 in this instance is particularly adapted to box cars specifically engaged in the automobile carrying trade and the particular symbol Frant shown as a rigidifying embossment might be illustrative of a particular make of automobile which it is desired to advertise extensively. In this particular instance, the upper portion 130 of the letter F is extended transversely past the other letters thereby constituting in itself a transverse beam. The

remaining letters rant, indicated at 131, form a continuous embossment and rigidify the main body ofthe plate 121 in all directions and constitute an effective preventative a ainst buckling of the same. In this embo lment of our inventionv the members i constituting the horizontal beams prevent- 'ing outward buckling of the car end consist of the rolled beam 117 assisted by the aforesaid embossment 130. l

Whilewe have-shown and described what we now consider the preferred manner of carrying out our invention, the same is merely illustrative and we contemplate all changes and modifications that come within the scope of the claims appended hereto. i

We clailn: 1y. In a railway car, a composite end having the lower portion thereof formed of a metallic panel and the upper portion thereof including vwooden sheathing; said lower panel having rigidifying, intelligible, indicatoryr characters incorporated therein.

.panel having'the lower margin thereof reinforced by means of a horizontally extending corrugation and the body of the panel above said corrugation being reinforced by having intelligible indicatory charactersincorporated therein.

4. In a railway car, a composite end having the lower portion thereof formed of a metallic panel and the upper portion thereof including wooden sheathing; said lower panel having horizontally extending corrug-ations therein and the space intermediate said corrugations reinforced by intelligible, indicatory characters incorporated therein.

5.`In an end wall structure foi railway cars, the combination with the side frames of the car; of a metallic panel extending between the said frames and secured thereto, the said panel having vertical and horizontal rigidifying corrugations therein and the space intermediate said corrugations being reinforced by intelligible indicatory d characters pressed therein.

6. In an end wall structure for railway cars, the combination with the .side frames of the car; of a metallic panel extending between the said frames and secured thereto, the said panel having continuous vertical and horizontal rigidifying corrugations therein, the space within the continuous corrugation being rigidied by embossed intelligible indicatory characters. y

7. In an end wall structure for railway cars, thecombination with the side frames of the car; of a metallic panel forming the lower part of the end wall and secured to said frames; of a horizontally disposed stiffenin beam disposed adjacent the upper margin of the aforesaid lower panel and constituting a beam resisting outward bulging of the end and adapted to carry stresses 8.111 an end wall structurefor railway i cluding corner posts; a framed structure in-- cars, the combination with the side frames.

including corner posts; of an upper member extending crosswise of the car between the corner posts of the car and secured thereto; a. lower metallic panel; wooden sheathing constituting the wall of the car between the aforesaid upper member and lower panel; and a beam extending crosswise of 'the car and adapted to reinforce theupper'margin of the lower panel against outward bending and other beams having one end thereof anchored to the said bam intermediate the corner posts and adapted to brace lthe wooden 'sheathing against outward bending.

91 In a railway car end structure, in combination with the side framing of the car including upper and lower metallic members spaced apart and extending between and secured to the said posts; wooden sheathing disposed in the space intervening between said upper and lower members; a beam member reinforcing the upper margin of said lower member; and a vertical beam member secured to the aforesaid beam member and to said upper member intermediate the corner posts and adapted to brace the wooden sheathing against outward bending.

10. In a railway car end'structure, the combination with the side framing of the car including corner posts; of a framed structure including upper and lower metallic members spaced apart and extending between and secured to the said posts; wooden sheathing disposed in the space intervening between said upper and lower members; a beam member reinforcing the, upper margin of said lower member; and diagonal and vertical members secured to they aforesaid beam member and to portions of the framing. i

11. In a railway car end structure, the height of which is greaterthan the width thereof, the combination with corner posts; of a horizontal beam member :extending across the' car between the corner posts and secured thereto, the said beam member being spaced an appreciable distance from the floor of the car; an upper member extending across the car between the corner posts and spaced from the aforesaid member an appreciable distance; wooden sheathing forming the wall intermediate the said upper and lower members; and a vertical beam member located between the corner posts and having the terminal portions thereof anchored respectively to the upper member and to the lower member, said vertical beam having the distance between supports less than the distance between corner posts and adapted to resist outward bulging ofthe wooden sheathing.

12. Ina railway car end structure, the

combination with the side framing including longitudinal members and corner posts;

of a horizontally disposed lower beam member spaced an appreciable distance from the floor of the car and extending between and secured to the corner posts of the car; of an upper member extending between the corner posts of the car near the top thereof and secured to the corner posts; wooden sheathing disposed intermediate the upper and lower members; bracing means between the upper and lower members comprising members having one terminal anchored to the corner posts near the top of the car and having the other terminal anchored to the beam member intermediate the corner post; the said diagonal members also constituting beam members resisting -outward bending of the wooden sheathing.

13. In a railway car end structure, the combination with side frames; of wooden sheathing forming the upper portion of the end wall of. the car; a metallic panel forming the lower part of the end wall of the car, the aforesaid metallic panel being formed with a rigidifying corrugation extending outwardly beyond .the plane of the ing the upper portion of .the end wall ot the car; a metallic panel forming the lower part of the end Wall of the car, the said metallic panel having the main body thereof embossed outwardly beyond the plane presented by the outer face of. the sheathing;l and having the central portion of such embossed portion dished inwardly to form a central panel bounded by a Acontinuous corrugation, the said central panel being rigidified by intelligible indicatory characters cmbossedtherein.

15. In a railway car end structure; a member adapted to brace the car end against weavingv and outward bulging and comprising a vertical member and diagonal members diverging therefrom and having free ends adapted to bc anchored to separate parts of the car structure, said vertical and diagonal members being integrally connected at their other ends.

16. As an article of manufacture adapted for car end structures, comprising: a mem- .ber having a plurality of spaced independent, corrugated beams adapted to be pressed therein in unison; the separate beams being connected at one end by integral portions of metal, said metal connections having a corrugation between said beams.

17. In a railway car; a sheet metal ele-r liltl ltlf llU

' ment having a pressed, truncated shaped tion pressed therein, said pressed portion presenting an extended flat plane reinforced by einbossinents representing intelligible indieatory characters; and a continuous corrugation around the aforesaid truncated portion.

19. In a railway car, a sheet metal element having a pressed portion presenting a substantially flat face and margins angularly disposed thereto, said flat face being reinforced by embossments representing intelligible indicatory characters and merging into the aforesaid angularly disposed inargins. A

20. In a` reinforcing box car end having corner posts, the combination with reinforced sheet metal sheathing and Wood sheathing attached to said post, said sheet metal sheathing being disposed at the bottoni and wood sheathing above, said coniposite wall inehiding, a horizontally eX- tending beam along the line Where the sheet, metal and Wood sheathings are united, said beam being disposed at such a height as to leave the vertical height of the Wood sheathing less than the horizontal dimension of the wood sheathing; of means on the eX- terior of the wood sheathing, rigidly connected to said beam, for reinforcing the wood sheathing against bulging.

21. In an end for a railway car, the conibination with an upper panel; of a lower panel, one of said panels beine formed of ine/tal, and the other including Wooden sheathing, said metal panel having rigidity ing intelligible indicatory characters incorporated therein.

In witness that we claim the foregoing. we have hereunto subscribed our names this 2nd day of June, 1923.

ARGYLE CAMPBELL. GEORGE B. DOREY. fitnesses FRANCES SAVAGE,

HARRIETTE M. DEAMER. 

